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NCT Heidelberg has now been in existence for over 20 years. Well established as an excellent facility, NCT Heidelberg meets the needs of its patients in an exemplary manner. The anniversary provides a good opportunity to look back on the exciting beginnings: How did it all begin, what obstacles did the founders have to overcome, and what milestones did the NCT Heidelberg achieve in its early years?

It began with a sketch by Harald zur Hausen, then director of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and later winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine. It described the idea of establishing Germany's first holistic cancer center in Heidelberg, modeled on the US Comprehensive Cancer Centers. The goal was to create a center where cancer research and therapy are closely linked and work together to continuously improve each other.

You can read the full text (in German) here.

The article is taken from the current issue of our magazine Connect, which is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of NCT Heidelberg under the title 20plusZukunft. Every two weeks, we present a Connect highlight from the magazine.

The magazine is available to take away at many locations in the NCT Heidelberg building. Please help yourself and grab a copy!

Would you like to read the entire Connect magazine? You can order it free of charge here or download it as a PDF file.

Please note: The Connect magazine is available in German only.